Examined By The KPK Regarding Allegations Of LNG Corruption, Ahok: Ask Investigators

Basuki Tjahaja Purnama alias Ahok after being questioned at the KPK (Photo: Wardhany Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - Commissioner of PT Pertamina (Persero) Basuki Tjahja Purnama alias Ahok has finished undergoing examination as a witness to alleged corruption in the procurement of liquefied natural gas (LNG) that ensnared former President Director of PT Pertamina (Persero) Karen Agustiawan. He was questioned since this morning at the KPK's Red and White House, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta. “ Investigation questions to investigators. This is a matter of being a witness to Mrs. Karen's problem. That's all, ” Ahok told reporters at the KPK's Red and White House, Tuesday, November 7. Ahok refuses to talk much about the investigation that has just been carried out. He said everything would be opened in court. However, he confirmed that the contract related to the procurement of LNG with Corpus Christi Liquefaction (CCL), which is a company from the United States, is still ongoing. This is what Ahok calls the focus of investigators. The “Kontrak is long. That's why this is the material here. You asked them (investigators, ed) but this is a very long contract,” said the former governor of DKI Jakarta. In this case, the KPK suspects that the LNG procurement process as an alternative to overcoming gas shortages in the country has not been studied. Karen Agustiawan, who at that time served as President Director of PT Pertamina, also did not report his decision to the board of commissioners. " “ GKK alias KA unilaterally decided to enter into an agreement contract with the company CCL (Corpus Christi Liquefaction) of the United States LLC without conducting a thorough study to a thorough analysis and not reporting to the Board of Commissioners of PT Pertamina Persero,” said KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri at a press conference at the KPK's Red and White Building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Wednesday, September 19. Firli revealed that the report should have been made because it would be brought to the General Meeting of Shareholders (GMS). “ So that the actions of GKK alias KA did not get approval and approval from the government at that time, "he said.

Because of his actions, the state lost around 140 million US dollars or Rp. 2.1 trillion. The reason is that LNG's cargo purchased from US CCL LLC companies is not absorbed in the domestic market. As a result, oversupply cargo, PT Pertamina finally made sales in the international market with a loss condition. In fact, this commodity has never entered Indonesia and was used as originally intended.